Matthew 14:31
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Christian Bible partNew Testament
| Matthew 14:31 | |
|---|---|
← 14:30 14:32 → | |
 "Jesus walking on the water of the Sea of Galilee", Greek Catholic Cathedral of Hajdúdorog, Hungary (beginning of the 20th century by unknown painter) | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 14:31 is a verse in the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse reads:
- Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ὀλιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας;
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith", he said, "why did you doubt?"
Analysis
"Why did you doubt" in Greek is εἰς τί ἐδίστασας, which literally is: why did you divide your mind in two? Because two things were here presented to Peter: the strength of the wind, making him afraid of being drowned, and the voice of Christ instilling confidence and security. Still, the strength of the wind was more obvious. The effect was to cause Peter's faith to fail.[1][2]
